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Miss Mona H. Wing, 



STATB ANO COUNTY RIGHTS FOR SALE. 



AGENTS WANTED. 



COPYRIGHTED JUL>Y 25 1895. 



GHICflGO, ILL. 

CAMPBELL & HOLMBOE, PRINTERS. 

1895. 



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CUTTING SYSTEM. 



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Miss Mona H. Wing. 



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STATB A^VO COUxVrF RIGHTS FOR SALE. 









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AGENTS WANTED. 



GttlGf\GO, ILL. 

CAMPBELL & HOLMBOE, PRINTERS. 

1895. 






Entered in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington, July 25,1895. 







The Nineteenth Century 

4^teCUTTING SYSTEH. 



HpHE Nineteenth Century Cutting System is a scientific 
* method discovered, from which a perfect satisfactory re- 
efs' suit is obtained. This is an art long sought for among 
lailoresses and the daughters of the civilized world, a system 
easily learned and the cost within bounds of a limited purse. 

It does not require months of time expended in tedious 
lessons, the instructions are simple and plain, and when once 
mastered, affords an easy means of making a livelihood, not 
onLy for one's practical use, but in teaching the art to others. 

The Nineteenth Century Cutting System, wherever in- 
troduced, has proved a great success on account of its simplic- 
ity and wonderful accuracy. It is a pearl of great price to 
those who seek to become accomplished in the art of cutting 
and fitting. Every one in this line of business will appreciate 
the following offer. 

Diagrams of the leading cuts in the latest styles, including 
the new patterns in skirt, sleeves, capes, coats, etc., will be 
furnished every fall and spring,. By this we mean the French 
Modiste patterns, such as tailors who keep up fashionable es- 
tablishments, pay from two to five dollars a pattern, as well as 
patterns of moderate styles, including missess and children's. 
This circular will be furnished for the small price of 25 cents 



per copy, whereby 50 cents a year will enable the patrons of 
the Nineteenth Century Cutting- System to keep up to date. 

Price of system with instructions is ten dollars. Where a 
cutting academy is established a complete finishing session will 
be given teaching to fashions, from designs where you may 
work on your own material, losing no time while learning. 

This course, including system, with full instruction, 
twenty dollars. We guarantee pupils shall be thoroughly sat. 
fied as to their competency before the close of the session. 

We undertake to say that you receive more trinsic value 
for the money than any other system in existence, and will 
henceforth continue perfecting the art of cutting and fitting by 
means of this new and grand plan. 

Parties wishing to know more of this splendid enterprise 
please call on or address inventor. 

Farther' instructions will be cheerfully given by mail, 

I am pleased to meet the wants of alhwho are using this sys- 
tem. 

Respectfully yours, 

Mona H, Wing, 

Chicago, III. 




Directions. 



I HE system consists of a square, twenty -four scales and a 
^ rule. Use the number of scale as directed under each 
JK diagram. Attach same to the square. Place the square 
on the lining- where you commence. Then draw a line around, 
mark the numbers to the right by making a dot, same as in dia- 
gram. Place the square at every point except where dashes 
are. Make the numbers to your left. From this point draft 
off the same as diagrams. 

For the waists we take four measures, Bust, Waist, Back 
and Front. Sleeve from inside of arms eye to wrist. 

All waist linings are cut crosswise, the goods waist linings 
should be held half an inch full lengthwise while basting on 
to the outside to prevent wrinkles. 

In basting the waist make the waist lines come out even by 
holding one side a little full where one is shorter than the 
other. 

The front shoulder should always be stretched to meet 
the back. 

For Ladies" Princess dress use Front piece with dart run- 
ning straight with same back piece as French Front. For 
bust measure above 38 use front piece No. 11; bust measure be- 
low 38 Front piece No. 2. 

A teen gored skirt can be cut from gored skirt No. 12, by 
making the first and second gore narrower and cutting two 
pieces like second gore. If a wide front gore is preferred al- 



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low three inches at the top and nine at the bottom on each side, 
slanting the sides half inch more, using Godett piece No. 16. 

Any sleeve can be fashioned from these designs. For misses 
Parisian sleeve use No. 22; for full elbow puff No. 23, with 
number of bust measure you work from. 

Any of the patterns in the book can be changed as fashion 
demands it, without destroying the original accuracy of fit, as 
the changes are usual in the outside and not in the lining. 

Agents should receive special instruction, as it will enable 
them to present the system to the public more advantageously. 



©y 



E will engage both Ladies and Gentlemen in the sale of 
this useful invention, and can offer agents a profit that 
will yield a handsome salary. 

We will sell state or country rights and furnish systems at 
cost,or supply agents at wholesale price to sell on any unsold 
territory. 

Travelers who wish to engage in general agency will find 
this light and pleasant work, requiring no special talent or ex- 
perience to succeed. Only good honest effort is needed. 

For any further information call on or address 



Agent. 
MONA H. WING, 



Chicago, III. 



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51 


104-8 1 


84 


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15f 


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No. I. LADIES FRENGH 
BASQUE BACK- 

Draft after Scale corre- 
sponding with Bust Measure 
Get length of back from 
No. -J-, changing waist line 
No. 14f to fit. 




No. 2: FRENCH 
BASQUE FRONT 

If waist line on Bacl£ has been changed, raise or lower 
Front Waist Line the same. Lay square across lining from 
mark corresponding with back measure. Marking No. 15*, 
last number on waists line, then measure with tape line from 
neck. No. 3f to number of front measure you draft from. 

Lay square from this number to number 15*, then mark the 
points on waist line. 



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13-124-7 

■ lGi-81 

14J-4± 

15i-12-9-5f-2f-i 



31 
5f 

84 
104 
15| 
21 



No, 3- FRENCH BASQUE, FRONT. 

Use Bust Measure same as back. 

Change if necessary same as directed in Front Piece No. 



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3 


6* 


5? 


4 


84 


2H 


14f 


03_1 
-4 2 


16* 



No. 4. LflDIES BASQUE, BflCK- 

Draft off by scale corresponding with bust Measure. 



Get 



length of back from No. i. 
measure. 



Change waist line No. 14f to 




f 

4|-14 
5--1 



5 
10 
12 



No. 5. SIDE BACK- 

Same Scale if Waist Line on back has been changed 
Change waist line No. 10 the same. 



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3 
8-7* 


2 


1 


3| 


m-i2*-7 


7f 


11-8* 


8* 


141-5 £ 


10} 


3i 


11 


16i-12|-10-Cf-4f-4-2. , ) -i 


16 


17*-12Hl-6i-4f-3f-2l-i 


18 



No. 6. LADIES' BASQUE, FRONT. 

Draft off by same Scale. If waist line on back has been 
changed, change waist line the same as directed in front piece 
No. 2. 



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1 







64-6 


21 


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3* 


8 


2^-f 


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14f 




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44 -r* 



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5 
8 
104 



No. 7. BASQUE BACK- No. 8. SIDE FORM. 

. For Fleshy Ladies above 38 Bust Measure, use these dia- 
agrams, No's 7-8-9-10-11. For directions see diagrams of Basque 
No's 1 and 2. 




134-12|-7 

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14f-5| 

34 

16i-12|-10-6|-4|-4-24-| 

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34 



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16 



No. 9- LADIES' BASQUE FRONT. 



(See 5.) 



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15i-14*-7 
13H2-10-8i 

3i 

17J-15-13i-ll-9|-6t-4|-4-24-i 

19-14M0i-6|-4|-3f-2H 



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34 



91 
13* 
16" 



No 10. LADIES' BASQUE FRONT. 




3 




8-74 


1+ 


4 


34 


13-124-7 


7 


10^-84 


71 


14-5i 


9i 


3 


9* 


15i-ll|-9-6-4i-3f-2i-i 


134 


19-lli-5-3-i 


21 



No. II. LADIES BASQUE FRONT. 

For fleshy Ladies. 



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13 




SI 



4+ : 41 
6+ 15 
10 34| 
....35 



No. 12. LADIES' GORED SKIRT, 
FRONT. 

Draft off by scale number of bust measure, 
regulate with tape line by measuring- from 
top number J to 35. Changing 34^ and 35 
the same. * 



5f-2 




3* 


i 

4 


7±-l± 


4 


Hi-* 


15 


17+ 


33 




34f 



No. 13. FIRST GORE. 



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8-2 


4 


11M* 


15 


18 


32^ 


4 


34+ 



No. 14. SECOND GORE. 

Same scale. Change 32£ and 34^ the same, 



FRONT PIECE. 



FIRST GORE, 



SECOND GORE. 



3 




5i-lf 




5i 


34 


3+ 


i 

4 


6 


12 


7-li 


3 


9 


28i 


10i-i 


12 




28f 


16 


27 
28f 



6i-2 

7£'-2 

11-li 

16* 



4 

3 

12 
26+ 



Use these numbers for ladies above 38 bust measure 
With fleshy ladies numbers godett back. 

Draft off by same scale. If length of front has been 
changed, change 33 and 34f the same. 



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No. 15. FRONT 

Ladies' Pull Circular Skirt. 
Eight yards wide. 

Draft off by scale correspond - 

14^- ing with bust measure. Regulate 

measuring from J to 

changing 35 and 34 the same. 



No. 16. GODETT BACK- 

From three to five Godetts are worn cat from same. 
Same scale. Make the same length as front, changing the 
last two numbers the same. 



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4 


2 


m 


10 


35 


20 


25 


30 


15 


35 




37 



No. 17. SKIRT, CIRCULAR SSDE PIECE. 

Draft off by bust measure. Get the points and draw the 
circle line. Then with tape line measure from 2 to 37. Regulate 
length from 37. Changing each point on circle line the same. 





CIRCULAR SIDE 






FRONT GORE. 


GORE. 


GODETT 


BACK. 


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7 




<0 1 

-4 




D 


4 


4 


1£ 

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5 


12* 


7i 


12 


34| 


7 


8 


28 


12 


28 


32 


13± 


.... 


28f 




28| 


27^ 

20 

12 


19* 

25| 
29 










4 


30* 







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4 




8-1* 


If 




44 


74 


74 


7J-H 


12 




184 


4i 


20 



No. 18. LADIES CLOSE FITTING SLEEVE. 

Draft off by scale bust measure. Get length of sleeve 
from inside of arm's eye to wrist. Regulate length by meas- 
uring from 44 to 18*, changing the two last numbers the same. 
If the length is changed over one inch, change the elbow 
line one-half as much as wrist line. 




.No. 19- SLEEVE. 

Make the same changes in length as over sleeve by meas 
uring from 2| to 17i raising or lowering 18J the same. 



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5 




84-1 


2i 


• . . . 


31 


8i 


7i 


2 


10* 


8 


1H 




16i 


4 


171 



No- 20. DRESS SLEEVE. 

For Ladies above 38 Bust Measure. 
Draft off by bust measure. Get length of sleeve from in- 
side of arm's eye to wrist. Regulate length by measuring from 
3| to 16£, changing 174 the same. If -the length is changed 
over one inch raise or loweL* elbow lines one-half as much. 









3* 


li 




9 






H 


6 


H 


'8f 


H 


9* 




15 


-4 


16 



No. 21. SLEEVE. 

Make the same changes as in over sleeve. 
2 to 15 for length, changing 16 the same. 



Measure from 



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19 




10i 




19-4| 


2 


211-2 


41 


23i-i 


8 


24J 


12 


24f-2| 


154 


24i-3i 


18* 


221-lf 


21* 




24^ 


f-lli-H 


25i 


18-51- 


28| 



No- 22- 

FULL PARISIAN 

SLEEVE. 

Use scale corresponding" with bust measure. ^ 

Get length of sleeve from inside of arm's eye to wrist. Keg- 

ulate length by measuring from 12 to 24i, changing the three 

last numbers the same. 




18-12 




Z^ 4 -o 4 


11 


264-3 


5| 


28-1 


9+ 


284 


13 


31 


134 


2H-2k 


23 


22-8 


25 



No. 23 FULL ELBOW SLEEVE or BALLOON SLEEVE. 

Regulate lensrth if desired. 



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181-16 




26-7 


4* 


281-4 


7^ 


30-2 


12* 


30*-f 


17* 


30 


22* 


26*-2 


27* 


20-2* 


32* 


15 


35 


19i-ll| 


35* 




38 


3* 


39* 


6* 


41* 



No. 24. FULL DRAPED SLEEVE. 

Draft off by bust measure. 
Use same directions as sleeve No. 22, measuring from 22* 
to 38. 





17-15 






231-7 


3| 




26i-2i 


8* 




27f-l 


13* 




271 


18* 




23-3 


24* 




18 


28* 




101 


30* 




17f 


30* 




3* 


32| 




5f 


34* 


Use 


these numbers for 


fleshy 


ladies. Full draped 


sleeve. 


Same directions as 


sleeve No. 22. 





10 




18-3* 


2 


21*-f 


6* 


23* 


10| 


23-2* 


14 


22*-3 


16* 


21 


20* 


20 


22 


111-2* 


23* 


171-5* 


26 



Full Parisian Sleeve. 
These numbers for Ladies 
above 38 bust measure, chang- 
ing the same as directed in 
diagram, sleeve No. 22. 



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O.T 

61 



4* 

18* 
15* 

16 



No. 25. LADIES' SHIRT WfJIST, BflCK- 

Lay off by scale number of bast measure. 
Regulate length of back with tape line from i, changing 
waistline 15*. 




10* 



<4 
4 

■7i 

8* 



11* 



If 
31 
8i 
81 

15 

17 

17* 



No. 26. ShjlRT WAIST, FRONT. 

Same scale. Change waist line the same as back. 



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16-10 
201-5| 
25-J-li 

29 

17-10 



24 

9 

154 

24| 

254 



No- 27. SHIRT SLEEVE. 

Regulate length of sleeve, using inside sleeve measure, 
measuring from 154 to 24f , changing 254 the same. 



44 4 

84 



No- 28- SHIRT CUFF- 

Same scale. 




31 






1 


3i-4 


7 




13 


31 


14 



No. 29. SHIRT COLLAR. 

Same scale. 



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n 


A 


8 


-4 


71 


4| 


6* 


? 


«-2± 


14| 


61 


22j 




23i 







No. 30. LADIES' COflT, 
BflCK- 

Lay off by scale corre- 
sponding with bust meas- 
ure. Get length of back 
from +. changing waist line 
\^ 14J to fit. 

7T 



6i-f 




10i-6i-2i 


U 


5-4 


3i 


17-16|-9| 


7i 


14|-lli 


8* 


18 


9f 


L8f-15i-lli 


15* 


23-14-.13± 


23 


12 


24| 



No. 31- LADIES' COAT, FRONT. 

Lay off by scale corresponding with bust measure, 
has been changed change 15* the same.' 



If back 



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H 




4-1 


91 
^4 


1+ 


5 


5i-2 


9* 


8* 


18i 


4 


18f 



■No. 32. SIDE FORM. 

Lay off by same scale. Change waist line 9| same as back. 




No. 33. COAT COLLAR. 



Same scale. 



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25 




V 


1 


111 


41 


14* 


8+ 


15+ 


12+ 


2J 


14 


151-1 


16 


14+ 


201 


11 


24+ 


6 


27+ 



No 34- FULL CIRCULAR CAPE. 

Draft off by scale corresponding with bust measure. Regu- 
late length, if desired, by measuring with tape line from all 
the points the same, then draw your circle. 




6 




9 


41 


If 


6 


9-1+ 


8f 


12-7 


9 


2+ 


ni 



133 



No. 35. LADIES' 0ND MISSES' COLLAR. 

Lay off by scale number of bust measure. 
This collar can be made to any design by changing 
inner dotted line. 



from 



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If 
3i 



1 
5i 

51 
61 



No. 36. LADIES' COLLAR, BACK- 

Lay off by scale number of bust measure. 




If 




9-1* 


H 




21 


9-5i-li 


51 


3* 


11 



No. 37. COLLAR, FRONT. 



Same scale. 



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34 

7 
7 






1. 

24 
| 64 

I 9 

il4'i 

164 



No. 38. MISSES BASQUE, BACK- 

Draft off by scale corresponding with bust measure. If 



necessary change length of back with tape line, 
from j, changing 14^. 



Measure 




64 


If 




31 


iU-ibf-51 


6 


9-74 


8 


124-3 


10i 


-9i-74-31-2i 


14| 


14-84-34-24 


161 



No. 39. MISSES' BASQUE, FRONT. 



Use same scale. Change waist line 14f same as back. 



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No. 40. MISSES SLEEVE. 

Draft off by scale corresponding with bust measure. 
For direction see Ladies' sleeve No. 18. 




0+ 




3^ 


n 


5-J--1 


10 


. . , 


15 


2f 


16i 



No. 41. MISSES SLEEVE. 

For direction see Ladies' Sleeve No. 19. 



CUTTING SYSTEM. 



29 




3+ 




1 




6| 


H 


9 


61 


9+ 


14 


13* 


28 


1 


29+ 






No. 42. CHILD'S APRON B0CK- 

Draft off by scale corresponding" with bust measure, 
ulate length with tape line. 



Reg- 



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No. 43- CHILD'S APRON FRONT. 

Change length if back has been changed. 



8 
K) 



1 
14 



No. 44. CHILD'S DRAWER 

Lay off by scale corresponding with hip measure. 



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31 




3± 




1 


4r 


61 


U 


( 





84 


6 


8 


134 


1 


14 



No. 45. CHILD'S WAIST, BACK- 

Lay off by scale corresponding with bust measure, raise 
or lower waist line 134, changing 14 the same. 




6i 



6 
8i 



1 

u 

54 

64 
14 
144 



No. 46- CHILD'S WAIST, FRONT. 

Same scale. If waist line on back has been changed 



change waist line 14-144 the same. 



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9-5 




18-14+ 


3+ 


16 


4 


17+ 


134 


1.1-6 


14| 



No. 47. CHILD'S FULL SLEEVE. 

For length of full sleeve take inside of arm's eye to wrist. 
If changing is required, change the two lower numbers 13 -y 2 - 
14|. The same. 

For Elbo Sleeve cut the sleeve 3 spaces shorter. 





No- 48. Child's Sleeve- 

Same Scale. 



No. 49. Child's Sleeve. 



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33 




If 

of 
51 
8± 

8 
9 



if 

u 

18* 



No. 50. BOYS SHIRT WAIST. 

Take chest measure. Draft off by same number of scale. 
Change waist line No. 14^. if necessary. 







No. 51. BOYS WfllST, FRONT. 



Draft off by same scale- 
back has been changed. 



Change waist line the same if 



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No. 52. BOYS SHIRT SLEEVE 

Draft off by same scale 
inside arm measure. Regulate 
length with tape line. 



6+ 

10i-lf 

16-13* 

L3-5i-l± 


1* 

3i 

16 










'■' 


3; 

3|8^ 


EEVE. 




No. 53. 


CUFF 


Take 




Same Scale. 



\ 










r^ 




K 


V 


6-3 


\ 








V 


. 5i-2+ 


21 \ 


9i_ 


j_ 








H \ 


1 









5* 


10 U 


H 


5i 



No. 54 S0ILOR COLLAR. 

Same Scale. 



No.55. SHOULDER PIECE. 

Same Scale. 



CUTTING SYSTEM. 



35 




3i-2^ 


u 


4 


4| 


H 


84- 


12±-H 


12* 


H 


21 


8*-l 


224- 


8i 


24i 



No. 56. BOYS' PANTS BACK- 

Take measure around waist over pants. Draft off by same 
No. in scale. Lengthen or shorten if necessary by measure 
from No. 12*. 






7*4 



Of 

9 
20 
21* 



No. 57. BOYS POINTS FRONT. 

Draft off by same scale. If back has been changed change 
front the same. 



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